July 23, 2009 / Community

Robert "Bo" D. Keahey Jr. graduated from Birmingham School of Law May 24. Graduating with honors, Bo finished in the top 10 in his class. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Keahey, grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee B. More...

Kathryn Tucker Windham's most recent book "Spit, Scarey Ann, & Sweat Bees, One Thing Leads to Another," will be the topic of discussion this Thursday at the July meeting of Black Belt Treasures' Book Club. More...

William Utsey, a longtime Choctaw County attorney and a longtime Democratic leader for the county and region died Saturday in Birmingham from complications following knee surgery. He was 69. Utsey was a native of Gilbertown. More...

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Programs educate people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization More...

Winky Hicks of Grove Hill took first place in banjo competition in th Atmore Rotary Club's 30th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers' Convention Saturday. In 2003, he came in third. He took first place from 2004 to 2007. In 2008, he placed second. More...